Mayor Garcia-Organized Council "Retreat" Will Be At LBCC Saturday; Here's Agenda
(Aug. 14, 2014) -- Below are the topics scheduled for discussion at an August 16 City Council "retreat" organized by Mayor Robert Garcia for members of the City Council. The event will be held at LBCC's ELB campus (4901 E. Carson St.), Room T-1200 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Under CA law, it must comply with the Brown (open meetings) Act, including a formal agenda.
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STUDY SESSION
CITY COUNCIL RETREAT AGENDA
4901 CARSON STREET
LIBERAL ARTS CAMPUS ROOM T-1200, 9:00 AM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2014
CALL TO ORDER
9:00 a.m.
WELCOME
Mayor Robert Garcia
9:15 a.m.
WELCOME AND REMARKS REGARDING EDUCATION
IN LONG BEACH
Long Beach City College President Eloy Ortiz Oakley
9:30 a.m.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TEAMWORK EXERCISE
Facilitated by Forrest Story
10:00 a.m.
OVERVIEW RELATIVE TO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES
Charles Parkin, City Attorney and
Dominic Holzhaus, Principal Deputy City Attorney
10:30 a.m.
BRIEFING REGARDING THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (CalPERS) AND PENSION LIABILITY
Patrick West, City Manager
and John Gross, Director of Financial Management
11:30 a.m.
OVERVIEW OF CITY CHARTER COMMISSIONS, ADVISORY
BOARDS, APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS
Mayor Robert Garcia and Larry Herrera-Cabrera, City Clerk
12:00 p.m.
WORKING LUNCH - DISCUSSION OF COUNCIL DISTRICT
PRIORITIES
Mayor Robert Garcia, City Councilmembers and Forrest Story
1:30 p.m.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION RELATIVE TO LONG
RANGE PLANNING AND GOAL SETTING
Mayor Robert Garcia, City Councilmembers and Forrest Story
3:00 p.m.
CLOSING REMARKS
Mayor Robert Garcia
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Opportunity given to the public to address the City Council. (Currently limited to
three minutes unless extended by the City Council.)
